2016 Citroen C4 RHD tow

211
Before each use
Check that the towball is correctly fitted by verifying the following points:
- th e t owball i s c orrectly l ocked i n p lace ( position A),
- th

e
 s
ecurity
 k
ey
 l
ock
 i
s
 o
n
 a
nd
 t
he
 k
ey
 r
emoved;
 t
he
 l
ocking
 w
heel
 c
an
 n
o
 l
onger
 b
e
 opera

ted,
-
 th

e
 t
owball
 m
ust
 n
o
 l
onger
 m
ove
 a
t
 a
ll
 i
n
 i
ts
 c
arrier;
 t
ry
 t
o
 s
hake
 i
t
 b
y
 h
and.
During use
Never unlock the device when a trailer or load carrier is fitted to the towball.
Ne ver e xceed t he m aximum a uthorised w eight f or t he v ehicle p lus t railer ( Gross T rain We

ight
 - G
TW).
Before
 d

riving,
 c
heck
 t
he
 a
djustment
 o
f
 t
he
 h
eadlamp
 b
eam
 h
eight.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
djusting
 t
he
 h
eadlamps,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
After use
For journeys made without a trailer or load carrier, the trailer harness socket must be folded away, t he t owball r emoved a nd  t he b lanking p lug i nserted i n t he c arrier. T his m easure ap

plies
 p
articularly
 i
f
 t
he
 t
owball
 c
ould
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
f
 t
he
 n
umber
 p
late
 o
r
 l
ighting.
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Practical information

212
Fitting the towball
Remove the protective plug from the carrier and c heck t he c ondition o f t he f ixing s ystem. If n

ecessary, clean the carrier with a brush or
clean
 c

loth.
Take
 t

he
 t
owball
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
torage
 b
ag.
Remove
 t

he
 p
rotective
 c
over
 f
rom
 t
he
 b
all
 a
nd
 th

e
 p
rotective
 c
ap
 f
rom
 t
he
 l
ocking
 w
heel.
Stow
 t

he
 p
lug,
 c
over
 a
nd
 c
ap
 i
n
 t
he
 st

orage bag.
Check
 t

hat
 t
he
 t
owball
 i
s
 u
nlocked
 (
position
 B)

.
 If n

ot,
 i
nsert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ock
 a
nd
 t
urn
 t
he
 k
ey
 an

ti-clockwise
 t
o
 u
nlock
 t
he
 m
echanism.Take t
he t owball i n b oth h ands; i nsert t he e nd of t
he t owball i nto t he c arrier b y l ifting i t, t hen, to e

nsure
 t
hat
 i
t
 h
as
 c
orrectly
 l
ocked
 i
n
 p
lace,
 pu

ll
 f
irmly
 d
own
 o
n
 t
he
 b
all
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 t
owball.
The
 l

ocking
 w
heel
 a
utomatically
 t
urns
 a q
uarter
 of a t

urn
 a
nti-clockwise,
 m
aking
 a p
erceptible
 cl

ick;
 t
ake
 c
are
 t
o
 k
eep
 y
our
 h
ands
 c
lear.Check t
hat t he t owball h as c orrectly l ocked i n pl
ace (position A).
Turn
 t

he
 k
ey
 c
lockwise
 t
o
 l
ock
 t
he
 t
owball
 f
ixing
 me

chanism.
Always
 r

emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 a
nd
 k
eep
 i
t
 i
n
 a s
afe
 pl

ace.If
 t

he
 k
ey
 c
annot
 b
e
 t
urned
 o
r
 r
emoved,
 th

is
 m
eans
 t
hat
 t
he
 t
owball
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
itted
 co

rrectly;
 s
tart
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 a
gain.
If
 o

ne
 o
f
 t
he
 l
ocking
 c
onditions
 i
s
 n
ot
 me

t,
 s
tart
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 a
gain.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 i
f
 t
he
 m
arking
 r
emains
 re

d,
 d
o
 n
ot
 u
se
 t
he
 t
owbar
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Practical information

213
Attach the trailer to the towball.
At tach the cable on the trailer to the security
ring
 l

ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 c
arrier.
Lower
 t

he
 t
railer
 h
arness
 s
ocket
 c
arrier
 b
y
 pu

lling
 d
own
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ing
 v
isible
 b
elow
 t
he
 b u

m p e r.
Remove
 t

he
 p
rotective
 c
over
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
ocket
 an

d
 c
onnect
 t
he
 t
railer
 w
iring
 h
arness.
Removing the towball
Disconnect the trailer harness from the socket on the c arrier.
Detach
 t

he
 c
able
 o
n
 t
he
 t
railer
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
ecurity
 ri

ng
 o
n
 t
he
 c
arrier.
Unhook
 t

he
 t
railer
 f
rom
 t
he
 t
owball.
Return the trailer harness connector carrier to
the
 f

olded
 p
osition. Insert t
he k ey i nto t he l ock.
Turn t he k ey a nti-clockwise t o u nlock t he to

wball
 fi
xing
 me
chanism.
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Practical information

214
Maintenance
Correct operation is only possible if the towball
and its c arrier r emain c lean.
Before
 c

leaning
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 a h
igh
 p
ressure
 je

t
 w
ash,
 t
he
 t
owbar
 h
arness
 s
ocket
 c
arrier
 m
ust
 be f

olded
 a
way,
 t
he
 t
owball
 r
emoved
 a
nd
 t
he
 bl

anking
 p
lug
 i
nserted
 i
n
 t
he
 c
arrier.
For
 a

ny
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
he
 t
owbar,
 g
ot
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Refit
 t

he
 p

rotective
 c

over
 f

or
 t

he
 b

all
 a

nd
 t

he
 pr

otective
 c

over
 f

or
 t

he
 l

ocking
 w

heel.
Stow
 t

he
 t

owball
 i

n
 i

ts
 b

ag.
Refit
 t

he
 p

rotective
 b

lanking
 p

lug
 t

o
 t

he
 c

arrier.
Grasp
 t

he
 t

owball
 f

irmly
 w

ith
 o

ne
 h

and;
 w

ith
 th

e
 o

ther
 h

and,
 p

ress
 a

nd
 t

urn
 t

he
 l

ocking
 wh

eel clockwise
 a

s
 f

ar
 a

s
 i

t
 w

ill
 g

o.
Extract
 t

he
 t

owball
 d

ownward.
Be
 r

eady
 f

or
 t

he
 w

eight
 o

f
 t

he
 t

owball
 (a

round
 3

.5
 k

g).
 R

isk
 o

f
 i

njury!
Practical information

238
F Connect the c ompressor's e lectric p lug t o th
e v ehicle's 1 2 V s ocket.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
gain
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 en

gine
 ru
nning.
F Tu
rn the selector A to the "air"
position.
F
 Un

coil
 t

he
 b

lack
 p

ipe
 H ful

ly.
F
 Co

nnect
 t

he
 b

lack
 p

ipe
 t

o
 t

he
 va

lve
 o

f
 t

he
 w

heel.
2. Inflation
F Adjust t he p ressure u sing t he c ompressor (t
o i nflate: s witch B in position "I"; to d

eflate:
 s
witch
 B i
n position "O"
 a
nd
 pr

ess button C ),
 i

n
 a
ccordance
 w
ith
 t
he
 ve

hicle's
 ty
re
 p
ressure
 l
abel
 (
located
 o
n
 t
he
 le

ft
 h
and
 d
oor
 a
perture).
 
 A l

oss
 o
f
 p
ressure
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 pu

ncture
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 f
ully
 p
lugged;
 co

ntact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 f
or
 a
ssistance.
F
 Re

move
 a
nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 k
it.
F
 Dr

ive
 a
t
 r
educed
 s
peed
 (
50
 m
ph
 [
80
 k
m/h]
 ma

x)
 l
imiting
 t
he
 d
istance
 t
ravelled
 t
o
 ap

proximately
 1
20
 m
iles
 (
200
 k
m).
As
 s

oon
 a

s
 p

ossible,
 g

o
 t

o
 a C

ITROËN
 de

aler
 o

r
 a q

ualified
 w

orkshop.
You
 m

ust
 i

nform
 t

he
 t

echnician
 t

hat
 y

ou
 ha

ve
 u

sed
 t

his
 k

it.
 A

fter
 i

nspection,
 t

he
 te

chnician
 w

ill
 a

dvise
 y

ou
 o

n
 w

hether
 th

e
 t

yre
 c

an
 b

e
 r

epaired
 o

r
 i

f
 i

t
 m

ust
 b

e
 re

placed.
In the event of a breakdown

239
Removing the cartridge
F Stow the black p ipe.
F De tach t he a ngled b ase f rom t he w hite p ipe.
F
 Su

pport
 t
he
 c
ompressor
 v
ertically.
F
 Un

screw
 t
he
 c
artridge
 f
rom
 t
he
 b
ottom. F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 c
ompressor's
 e
lectrical
 co

nnector
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 1
2
 V s
ocket.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 l
et
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
un.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 p
ressure
 u
sing
 t
he
 c
ompressor
 (t

o
 i
nflate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "I";
 to d

eflate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "O"
 a
nd
 pr

ess button C),
 a

ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 ty

re
 p
ressure
 l
abel
 o
r
 t
he
 a
ccessory's
 pr

essure
 l
abel.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
it
 t
hen
 s
tow
 i
t.
Checking tyre pressures / inflating accessories
You can also use the compressor, without injecting a ny p roduct, t o:
-
 ch

eck
 o
r
 a
djust
 t
he
 p
ressure
 o
f
 y
our
 t
yres,
-
 in

flate
 o
ther
 a
ccessories
 (
balls,
 bi

cycle tyres...).
F
Tu

rn the selector A to the "Air"
position.
F
 Un

coil
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 H ful
ly.
F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 t
o
 t
he
 va

lve
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel
 o
r
 a
ccessory.
 If n

ecessary,
 f
it
 o
ne
 o
f
 t
he
 a
daptors
 su

pplied
 w
ith
 t
he
 k
it
 f
irst.
Beware
 o

f
 d

ischarges
 o

f
 f

luid.
The
 e

xpiry
 d

ate
 o

f
 t

he
 f

luid
 i

s
 i

ndicated
 on t

he
 c

artridge.
The
 s

ealant
 c

artridge
 i

s
 d

esigned
 f

or
 si

ngle
 u

se;
 e

ven
 i

f
 o

nly
 p

artly
 u

sed,
 i

t
 mu

st
 b

e
 r

eplaced.
After
 u

se,
 d

o
 n

ot
 d

iscard
 t

he
 c

artridge
 in

to
 t

he
 e

nvironment,
 t

ake
 i

t
 t

o
 a

n
 au

thorised
 w

aste
 d

isposal
 s

ite
 o

r
 a CI

TROËN
 d

ealer.
Do
 n

ot
 f

orget
 t

o
 o

btain
 a n

ew
 s

ealant
 ca

rtridge,
 a

vailable
 f

rom
 C

ITROËN
 de

alers
 o

r
 f

rom
 a q

ualified
 w

orkshop.
8
In the event of a breakdown

241
For BlueHDi Diesel versions
If your vehicle has an electric parking brake,
the j ack i s s towed i n a b ag p laced i n t he b oot.If your vehicle has a manual parking brake
,
the j ack i s s towed u nder t he s pare w heel a nd un

der
 t
he
 s
torage
 b
ox:
F
 re

move
 t
he
 "
space-saver"
 t
ype
 s
pare
 wh

eel,
F
 re

move
 t
he
 p
olystyrene
 s
torage
 b
ox,
F
 pu

sh
 t
he
 j
ack
 f
or ward,
 t
hen
 l
ift
 i
t
 b
y
 i
ts
 r
ear
 part

.The
 s

pare
 w
heel
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot
 u
nder
 th

e
 f
loor.
Depending
 o

n
 v
ersion,
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel
 m
ay
 b
e
 a s

tandard
 s
ize
 s
teel
 o
r
 a
lloy
 w
heel;
 f
or
 s
ome
 co

untries
 o
f
 s
ale
 i
t
 i
s
 t
he
 "
space
 s
aver"
 t
ype.
For access to the spare wheel, first refer to
"Access
 t

o
 t
he
 t
ools"
 i
n
 t
his
 s
ection.
Access to the spare wheel
If your vehicle has an electric parking brake, o nly a " space s aver" t ype o f wh

eel
 c
an
 b
e
 s
towed
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
8
In the event of a breakdown

265
Towing the vehicle
The towing eye is installed in the boot under the f loor.
To
 g

ain
 a
ccess
 t
o
 i
t:
F
op

en the boot,
F
ra

ise the floor,
F
 se

cure
 i
t
 b
y
 h
ooking
 i
ts
 c
ord
 o
n
 t
he
 h
ook
 on t

he rear parcel shelf support,
F
 re

move
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 f
rom
 t
he
 h
older.
Access to the toolsGeneral recommendations
In the following cases, you must always call on a p
rofessional r ecovery s ervice:
-
 ve

hicle
 b
roken
 d
own
 o
n
 a m
otor way
 o
r
 fa

st
 r
oad,
-
 fo

ur-wheel
 d
rive
 v
ehicle,
-
 wh

en
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ot
 p
ossible
 t
o
 p
ut
 t
he
 ge

arbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral,
 u
nlock
 t
he
 
 st

eering,
 o
r
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
-
 to

wing
 w
ith
 o
nly
 t
wo
 w
heels
 o
n
 t
he
 gr

ound,
-
 wh

ere
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 a
pproved
 t
owing
 a
rm
 av

ailable...
Procedure
 f

or
 h

aving
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 t

owed
 o

r
 f

or
 t

owing
 a

nother
 v

ehicle
 u

sing
 a r

emovable
 t

owing
 e

ye.
Observe t
he l
egislation i
n f
orce i
n y
our c o
unt r y.
Ensure
 t

hat
 t

he
 w

eight
 o

f
 t

he
 t

owing
 v

ehicle
 is h

igher
 t

han
 t

hat
 o

f
 t

he
 t

owed
 v

ehicle.
The
 d

river
 m

ust
 r

emain
 a

t
 t

he
 w

heel
 o

f
 t

he
 to

wed
 v

ehicle
 a

nd
 m

ust
 h

ave
 a v

alid
 d

riving
 li

cence.
When
 t

owing
 a v

ehicle
 w

ith
 a

ll
 f

our
 w

heels
 on t

he
 g

round,
 a

lways
 u

se
 a

n
 a

pproved
 to

wing
 a

rm;
 r

ope
 a

nd
 s

traps
 a

re
 p

rohibited.
The
 t

owing
 v

ehicle
 m

ust
 m

ove
 o

ff
 g

ently.
When
 t

owing
 a v

ehicle
 w

ith
 t

he
 e

ngine
 o

ff,
 th

ere
 i

s
 n

o
 l

onger
 a

ny
 p

ower
 a

ssistance
 f

or
 br

aking
 o

r
 s

teering.
8
In the event of a breakdown